Bays Collection

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Built by the London County Council (LCC) and opened in 1928, Dockhead fire station replaced two older Bermondsey fire stations that were closed down

GLC-London Fire Brigade, Clerkenwell fire station
Originally built in 1870, Clerkenwell fire station underwent a major rebuild in 1916 and two additional fire engine bays were added

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station
Whitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940

LCC-LFB Euston fire station
Opened in 1902, and originally only having two engine bays, Euston fire stations appliances and crews pose for a photograph by the extended five bay station on its forecourt in the Euston Road

Beddington & Wallington Urban District Council fire brigade
The Beddington and Wallington Urban District Council fire brigade

Mexico - Acapulco - Panorama of Caleta and Caletilla beaches
Mexico - Acapulco - Panoramic view of the Caleta and Caletilla beaches (Playa de Caleta y la Playa de Caletilla). Date: circa 1945

LCC-LFB Holloway fire station appliance room
Station 76 was Holloway fire station, North London, located in Mayton Street, opened in 1907. Here its self propelled pump and pump-escape stand ready in the appliance room

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

LCC-LFB Kensington fire station, SW London
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

Map of Bermuda - Western Atlantic Date: circa 1907

A Goodyear airship flying over Miami

Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K.2 XH561 of No.50 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath for an air display. After the Falklands conflict, the Victor K.2 fleet was fast approaching their fatigue limits

Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk. III
Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk.III. This very leaky Stirling is flying with the tail-wheels extended, probably due to the notoriously unreliable electric retraction mechanism

Brick House In Berkshire, Bays
An architectural photograph of the window and entrance bays of a house in Berkshire. Date: circa 1903

Southwark Cathedral Canons Stalls
This photograph shows some canons stalls placed in two bays of the south choir arcade, inside Southwark Cathedral, the stalls were designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, work carried out by Messrs

The Wreck Hanoverian, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland
View of the wrecked ship Hanoverian in Portugal Cove, Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland. The ship was headed from Glasgow, Scotland, to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mosman Bay
An etching of some harbour houses, one with a Colley sign, with some boats docked outside at Mosman Bay, one of the bays belonging to Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. Date: circa 1921

Loading Bombs onto an RAF Bomber prior to a patrol flight. Date: circa 1940

United States Navy - Curtiss 18T-2 A3325 on take-off as a floatplane. After retiring from the 1922 Curtiss Marine Trophy Race with mechanical trouble, the Navy had no urgent need for both 18Ts

Band of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), cavalry regiment in British Army. 1896

LCC-LFB Downham fire station, Lewisham, SE London
London was expanding and the London Fire Brigade had to meet the expansion. The Downham Estate, in SE London, was the London County Councils largest social housing development (Council Estate)

London Fire Brigade vehicle repair workshops, Lambeth HQ
Located in the Brigade headquarters complex, the extensive workshops built, maintained and repaired most of the London fire brigades fire appliances, staff cars

Appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station, London
The appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station in the City of London. The horses are not long gone, and their empty stalls can be seen left of centre

A Palmyrene priest. C. 190-210 A. C. Limestone. Carlsberg Gly
A Palmyrene priest. C. 190-210 A.C. Limestone. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

QUINTANA, Manuel Jose (1772-1857). Spanish writer. Colored engraving

Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533). Italian poet. Colored engraving

Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375). Italian writer. Colored engraving

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Italian poet. Engraving by Pannemaker. Coloured

The sea coast at Hayama, Japan
The sea coast at Hayama - located in Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshu, Japan, at the northern end of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean. Date: circa 1910s

Importing Fruit at Docks
Fruit is imported for Christmas at busy London docks and warehouses. Date: circa 1850

Wimpole Street and New Cavendish Street, London
Corner of Wimpole Street and New Cavendish Street, London. Date: circa 1910

Dogana, bay of Naples, San Marino
Dogana is a town and a civil parish in the north-eastern part of San Marino. San Marino is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy

Ilot Gabriel island shore a view to the North-East to the Pigeon Rock (centre) and Ile Plate / Flat Island (on the left) June North from Mauritius

LCC-London Fire Brigade. Kensington fire station
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

Lambeth HQ appliance bay doors. Date: 1937

View of Hamilton Harbour, Paget West, Bermuda
View of Hamilton Harbour from Inverurie Grounds, Paget West, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

LCC-MFB Shand Mason steamer
Shand Mason steamer ready for the turnout from Manchester Square Fire Station. This is a more powerful two-cylinder model. Water in the boiler was kept warm by a small gas ring

Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room
Motorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions

MFB St Johns Wood fire station
Built originally for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1871, St Johns Wood fire station was located in Adelaide Road, NW London

Appliance Room at Lambeth HQ

Appliance Room Doors, Main Building, Lambeth HQ

Completed Rear Block building, Lambeth HQ

London Fire Brigade Headquarters appliance bay

LCC-MFB Redcross Street fire station stables
A fireman (coachman) poses with his fire engine horse in the fire station stables at Redcross Street fire station, City of London

LCC-LFB Knightsbridge fire station appliance room
Opened on 27 June 1907, Knightsbridge fire station was located at 16 Basil Street. Horses would remain in use in the London Fire Brigade until 1921

LCC-LFB Kensington fire station Kensington Gardens
Located in Old Court Place near Kensington Church Street, Kensington fire station retained a horse drawn turntable ladder until 1921 when it was finally replaced by a motorised version

LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth, SE London
Built by the London County Council (LCC), Vauxhall fire station opened in 1902 and was located on the Albert Embankment (Vauxhall Bridge end)

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- a close up view of Whitechapel fire station, in Whitechapel Road, EC1, which suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid

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